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Job fair held to help find work for veterans in Florida

Hiring Our Heroes held a job fair on Veteran's Day to help Central Florida veterans find a place in the workforce.

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Updated: 6:14 PM EST Nov 11, 2014

Job fair held to help find work for veterans in Florida

Hiring Our Heroes held a job fair on Veteran's Day to help Central Florida veterans find a place in the workforce.

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Updated: 6:14 PM EST Nov 11, 2014

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WEBVTT THERE ARE OVER 1.5 MILLION VETERANS LIVING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION, FINDING A JOB CAN BE A CHALLENGE. AS AMANDA OBER REPORTS O THIS VETERAN'S DAY A LOCAL JOB FAIR HOPED TO GIVE THE VETS SOME SPECIAL HELP TO FIND A PLACE IN THE WORKFORCE. FLORIDA HAS THE THIRD LARGEST POPULATION OF VETERANS OF ANY STATE IN THE COUNTRY. SADLY, THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HIGHER THAN THE RATE FOR CIVILIANS. BUT THIS JOB FAIR HOPES TO CHANGE THAT. WE'RE HOPING TODAY TO FIND SOME GREAT PROSPECTS. MARK ROGERS IS A RET VAN LOOKING FOR -- VETERAN LOOKING FOR A CAREER LATER IN LIFE. TUESDAY HE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH DOZENS OF POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS. I'M RAISING A 11-YEAR-OLD SON. MY PRIORITY IS NOT NECESSARILY CAREER GROWTH BUT BALANCED BETWEEN WORK AND HOME. THIS IS THE HIRING OUR HEROS JOB FAIR WHICH WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX IN ORLANDO TUESDAY. IT IS A NATIONWIDE EFFORT SPONSORED BY THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WITH THE GOAL OF EMPOWERING VETERANS TO GET TO WORK. I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE A LOT OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN HAVE IS EXPLAINING WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE MILITARY AND HOW BEST TRANSLATES TO WHAT CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS ARE LOOKING FOR. AS PART OF THE JOB FAIR WORKSHOPS ARE OFFERED TO TEACH THE VETERANS HOW TO TRANSLATE THEIR RESUME INTO LANGUAGE A CIVILIAN EMPLOYER WILL UNDERSTAND AND HOPEFULLY APPRECIATE. THEY'RE MISSION ORIENTED. THEY'RE DETAIL ORIENTED. THESE MEN AND WOMEN DON'T NEED TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO. GIVE THEM A TRAFFIC, A MISSION, THEY'RE -- TASK, GIVE THEM A MISSION THEY'LL ACCOMPLISH THAT. THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE TRAINED TO DO. IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS, THERE ARE 40 EMPLOYERS HERE. 80 REGISTERED JOB SEEKERS AND OVER 150 JOBS.

Job fair held to help find work for veterans in Florida

Hiring Our Heroes held a job fair on Veteran's Day to help Central Florida veterans find a place in the workforce.